United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery
Cooperating with the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Georgia Department of Agriculture, and South Carolina Department of Agriculture
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This report contains the results from the Weekly Broiler Hatchery Survey. Thanks to all who responded.
August 19, 2020
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down Slightly
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 232 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 15, 2020, down slightly from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.2 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 32.8 million eggs during the week ending August 15, 2020, down slightly from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 33.8 million eggs during the same week, down 4 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 3 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 184 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 15, 2020, down 3 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through August 15, 2020 for the United States were 6.14 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.8 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 15, 2020, up 7 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.0 million chicks, down 8 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2020
State
July 11, 2020
July 18, 2020
July 25, 2020
Week ending
August 1, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
32,662 1,162
34,375 5,747
32,555 1,163
33,895 5,550
32,966 1,163
33,983 5,312
32,613 1,163
33,924 5,583
August 8, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,465 1,162
33,702 5,726
United States ......
232,173
228,265
228,887
230,635
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 19, 2020
230,863
August 15, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,823 1,163
33,848 5,719
232,257
Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 99 96 97
100
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2020
State
July 11, 2020
July 18, 2020
July 25, 2020
Week ending
August 1, 2020
August 8, 2020
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
24,984 1,352
27,212 5,427
24,446 1,251
26,995 5,567
23,523 1,260
26,519 5,041
24,595 1,245
26,513 4,939
22,731 1,327
27,584 4,666
United States ......
189,600
188,147
185,419
186,888
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 19, 2020
183,554
August 15, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,793 1,339
25,966 4,643
184,235
Percent of previous year
(percent)
107 108
92 85
97
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2020
State
July 11, 2020
July 18, 2020
Week ending
July 25, 2020
August 1, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
32,662 23,420
5,004 1,162 34,375 7,828 3,364 8,208 17,159 8,362
32,555 22,612
4,825 1,163 33,895 7,838 3,211 8,154 16,208 8,817
32,966 22,755
4,547 1,163 33,983 7,767 3,364 8,018 16,932 8,886
32,613 23,506
4,548 1,163 33,924 7,657 3,319 8,092 16,811 8,937
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
23,914 7,290 6,508 5,747
16,718 6,322
12,723
23,424 6,874 6,373 5,550
16,942 6,157
11,346
24,104 6,863 6,335 5,312
16,893 5,809
11,995
23,389 7,145 6,493 5,583
17,322 6,206
12,850
Other States ........................................
11,407
12,321
11,195
11,077
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
232,173 100
228,265 98
228,887 98
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 19, 2020
230,635 99
August 8, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,465 23,417
4,825 1,162 33,702 7,586 3,319 8,140 16,863 8,857
24,614 6,976 6,515 5,726
17,354 6,082
12,063
11,197
230,863 99
August 15, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,823 23,489
4,825 1,163 33,848 7,754 3,185 8,135 17,218 8,853
24,667 7,084 6,401 5,719
17,315 6,216
12,459
11,103
232,257 100
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2020
State
July 11, 2020
July 18, 2020
Week ending
July 25, 2020
August 1, 2020
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
24,984 20,154
4,768 1,352 27,212 4,559 2,787 5,474 15,235 5,522
24,446 21,557
4,734 1,251 26,995 6,516 2,845 5,054 14,920 5,206
23,523 20,957
4,901 1,260 26,519 5,718 2,913 5,292 15,029 5,639
24,595 22,847
4,981 1,245 26,513 6,862 2,923 5,357 14,614 5,319
August 8, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
22,731 20,569
4,999 1,327 27,584 6,695 2,717 4,959 13,538 7,438
August 15, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,793 21,650
4,746 1,339 25,966 6,318 2,928 5,293 14,283 6,702
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
19,543 5,261 5,006 5,427
15,732 6,463
10,721
19,284 3,347 4,878 5,567
14,808 6,467
10,975
19,727 3,909 4,829 5,041
14,172 5,832
11,167
19,286 3,182 4,923 4,939
13,827 5,814
10,673
19,584 3,151 4,898 4,666
13,822 6,001
9,097
19,416 2,850 4,810 4,643
13,909 5,282
10,508
Other States ........................................
9,400
9,297
8,991
8,988
9,778
8,799
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
189,600 100
188,147 101
185,419 98
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 19, 2020
186,888 99
183,554 97
184,235 97